Tuesday 20 August 2024 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:269:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:036:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:305:30 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:467:46 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 53 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:305:30 AM to 29:305:30+1 AM
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 18:036:03 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 24:40 00:4012:40 AM Wed | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 18:256:25 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:467:46 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:234:23 AM | 05:305:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:305:30 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:048:04 AM | 08:568:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:419:41 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:146:14 PM | 19:407:40 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5010:50 PM | 23:3411:34 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |